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Haian Dukhan is a Lecturer in Politics & International Relations at Teesside University’s Department of Law, Policing and Investigation within the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law (SSSHL). He holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews, completed in 2017, and has taught at universities including St Andrews, Leicester, and Edinburgh. His research focuses on micro-local dynamics in the Middle East, particularly tribalism, sectarianism, and authoritarianism in Syria and Iraq.
Education: PhD in International Relations (University of St Andrews, 2017); Master’s (University of East Anglia); Bachelor’s (Al-Baath University).
Research Interests:
- Tribal and sectarian dynamics in armed conflicts
- Instrumentalization of identity politics by state and non-state actors
- International actors’ roles in the Syrian civil war
- State-society relations in authoritarian regimes
Grants include a Leverhulme/British Academy Grant for research on Druze political shifts in Syria and a Carnegie Corporation-funded project on Middle Eastern stalemates. He has co-edited volumes such as Spoils of War in the Arab East (2024) and contributed to projects analyzing sectarianism and tribal mobilization.
He advises on policy reports for institutions like the Middle East Institute and USAID, focusing on tribal networks and displacement in Syria. His work bridges academic research with policy implications, emphasizing local-level insights into regional conflicts.
